UAMS News
October 24, 2014
UAMS Screens Patients at Risk for Vascular Disease
<span class=”content”>Oct. 24, 2014 | More than 200 Arkansans signed up to be screened for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) at UAMS on Oct. 4. Often referred to as a silent killer, many people with the condition don’t experience symptoms. Screenings for those who are high risk is the best way to detect an AAA.</span>
Optical Shop Grand Reopening Oct. 27-31 at UAMS Jones Eye Institute
A week of discounts, vision screenings, prizes, and trunk shows will be held Oct. 27-31 at the newly designed Optical Shop at the Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
October 23, 2014
College of Health Professions Dedicates Legacy Garden
Oct. 23, 2014 | Nearly 200 laser-engraved bricks spread across a 2,000-square-foot courtyard were the centerpiece of the Legacy Garden dedicated Oct. 21 by the College of Health Professions.
October 22, 2014
Brain Surgery Brings New Lease on Life
When Mary Grace Brockinton, of North Little Rock, went to her primary care doctor for severe headaches, she never imagined that a month later she would be having brain surgery.
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Foundation Elects Seven New Board Members
LITTLE ROCK – The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Foundation at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announces the election of seven new board members.
Hands-on Practice Piques Interest in Orthopaedic Surgery
Oct. 22, 2014 | “Our main goal is to expose them early to show them they can do it”, said Ruth Thomas, M.D., professor of orthopaedic surgery and director of the UAMS Center for Foot and Ankle Surgery.
October 21, 2014
UAMS Awarded $135,000 in Grants to Train Teachers in Health Sciences
LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Partners in Health Sciences Program has been awarded $135,000 in grants to give Arkansas pre-K-12th grade teachers tools to teach health science topics.
Carol Hodges Named Cancer Institute Volunteer of the Year
When Carol Hodges makes a commitment, she keeps it.
That’s why, over the course of many years, she has dedicated more than 4,000 hours of volunteer service to the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Auxiliary.
Human Structure Class Gives Students Ability to Investigate
Oct. 21, 2014 | A proverb going back around 500 years claims that “dead men tell no tales”, but several first-year UAMS College of Medicine students, might argue otherwise.
October 20, 2014
UAMS Sets SeniorNet November Workshop, Computer Classes
LITTLE ROCK — A Routine Computer Maintenance workshop and computer classes — Fundamentals for Beginners – Windows 7, Navigating the Internet and Exploring Windows 8.1 — will be taught in November for people ages 50 and older at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging.
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